2021-02-19
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด U – unfrequent & infrequent
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง frequent – adj. = ‘FREE-kwuhnt’
– verb = ‘fri-KWENT’ or ‘FREE-kwuhnt’
ออกเสียง infrequent = ‘in-FREE-kwuhnt’
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for infrequent
INFREQUENT, UNCOMMON, SCARCE, RARE, SPORADIC
mean not commonor abundant.
INFREQUENT implies occurrence at wide intervals in space or time.
infrequent family visits
UNCOMMON suggests a frequency below normal expectation.
smallpox is now uncommon in many countries
SCARCE implies falling short of a standard or required abundance.
jobs were scarce during the Depression
RARE suggests extreme scarcity or infrequency
and often implies consequent high value.
rare first editions
SPORADIC implies occurrence in scattered instances or isolated outbursts.
sporadic cases of influenza
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
unfrequent& infrequent
These adjectives mean
“not constant,” “not regular,”
“not habitual,” “occurring not often”:
“His visits to his parents were infrequent (or unfrequent).”
Infrequent is much more often used and is preferred.
In another adjectival form, however,
unfrequented (meaning “not regularly visited,” “usuallyempty”) is correct, and infrequented is not:
“This lovely campsite is far off the trail and therefore unfrequented.”
“The park became littered with refuse and was unfrequented until it was cleaned up.”
